With some great road trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to explore everything that Sergiyev Posad, 25 miles away, has to offer. Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius should be toward the top of your list here. Refectory Church of St Sergius and Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit are terrific attractions too. Locals will also likely point you toward Klin, 35 miles away. If you only have time for one thing here, make sure it’s Tchaikovsky House Museum. (But we’re also huge fans of Arkady Gaidar House Museum and Klin Podvorye, Christmas Tree Ornament Exhibit.)